5-Day Gorillas, Monkeys and Nyiragongo Hike

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Airport pick up- Transfer to Volcanoes NP

On this day, you will be picked from Kigali international airport by a representative of Vivid Adventures and transfer to Volcanoes National Park. This a 2 hours journey.
Our representative will brief you about your safari adventure, have dinner and relax.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Gorilla tracking & Iby'iwacu cultural tour

Today after breakfast, you will drive into the park office. The head ranger of the Ortpn will divide you into groups based on interest and fitness. From here your driver/guide will take you as close as possible to the starting point of your tracking.
Your track will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the gorillas’ current location. Your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots. Once the gorillas have been located, you will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.
In the afternoon, you will go to Iby’iwacu Cultural Village, a Non-Profit umbrella organization that aims at improving the lives of reformed poachers and communities around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park through provision of conservation incentives, supporting community enterprise development and livelihood based projects.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Golden Monkey Tracking-Transfer to Gisenyi

This morning you will depart after breakfast for the park headquarters for your walk to see the golden monkeys - a completely different experience but just as rewarding. These beautiful, lively creatures are on the endangered list, and are fascinating to watch as they leap through the vegetation.
Later, our driver/guide will take you to Gisenyi on the shores of Lake Kivu.
In the evening, you have time to explore Gisenyi town. Optional activities can be organized by the lodge. Activities today are at your own cost.

Main Destination:

Rubavu (Lake Kivu, Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Climb Nyiragongo Volcano

Your driver will take you to the Kibati patrol post on the foot of the Nyiragongo Volcano. You will start hiking at 10 AM in the morning. You will have your own porter to carry your backpack and your personal cook will prepare your meal on top of the crater rim. You will need an overnight back pack with a sleeping bag and warm fleece shirt.
The Nyiragongo is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and has the world's largest lava lake.
In the late afternoon you will reach the top with an extraordinary view of the crater filled with sea of lava. You are one of the few persons to admire this spectacle. After a nice hot meal, prepared by your personal cook, you have some time to relax and enjoy the view.
At night you can see the sea of lava in the crater which results in fantastic photos. You will sleep in one of the basic huts on the crater rim.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Nyiragongo Summit Huts

• Budget mountain hut located on Mt Nyiragongo (Virunga NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Transfer back to Kigali

On this day, you will descend and have a picnic lunch. After this amazing experience your driver/guide will take you across the border to your accommodation in Kigali or drop you at the airport in time for you flight.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.